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      ttblum last edited by

      Hello,

      I have a few hundred users connecting to an OpenVPN running on my pfSense.

      Just wondering, what would happen if the deployment lasts forever and I get close to the expiration date of the CA or user certificates?

      Would there be a way to renew the CA or user certificates?  Would there be a way to renew the CA or certificates if they did expire?

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        Mr. Jingles last edited by

        @ttblum:

        Hello,

        I have a few hundred users connecting to an OpenVPN running on my pfSense.

        Just wondering, what would happen if the deployment lasts forever and I get close to the expiration date of the CA or user certificates?

        Would there be a way to renew the CA or user certificates?  Would there be a way to renew the CA or certificates if they did expire?

        Not sure I am understanding the question. My guess would be: if the certificates expire you will have to generate new ones and install them in the clients.

        I'm sure I wrote something noobly stupid just now  ;D

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          cmb last edited by

          You'll have to re-issue certs to clients at that point.

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            ttblum last edited by

            Ok.  My CA expires many years earlier than my user certificates expire.  I'm assuming I'll have to reissue the certificates when my CA expires?

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